Cudworth v. Midcontinent Communications

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Randy Cudworth was pulled from his snowmobile and rendered a quadriplegic when he collided with a rope barrier strung across property owned by the ap-pellees, whom we will refer to collectively as “Midcontinent.” In the ensuing lawsuit by Cudworth and his wife, the district court 1 granted summary judgment in Mid-continent’s favor, concluding that North Dakota’s recreational use immunity statute absolved Midcontinent of liability and that the Cudworths’ remaining claims failed as a matter of law. The Cudworths appeal. We affirm.

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The Midcontinent property where Cud-worth…